Designed for You: Custom Leadership & Team Trainings

No two organizations face the same challenges—or learn the same way. Our custom programs start with your goals and culture, then build from there. Whether you’re scaling new managers, rebuilding trust after change, or equipping senior teams to lead through complexity, Dr. Eric Zackrison partners with you to design experiences that are relevant, practical, and lasting.

Every engagement blends evidence-based tools with Eric’s signature relationship-centered approach: leadership as the space between people. We focus on capability, confidence, and clarity—so your team leaves ready to act.

What We Build (Examples)

Leadership academies (emerging → mid-level → senior)

Team offsites and strategic resets

Skill intensives (feedback, conflict, facilitation, decision-making)

Change leadership bootcamps (human-centered adoption, “keep the human in the loop”)

AI + leadership integrations (GenAI basics, AI-augmented decision-making)

Resilience labs (regulate → reframe → respond → recover)

How It Works: Discover → Design → Deliver

1) Discover (diagnose with care)
Interviews, pulse surveys, and focus groups to clarify goals, constraints, and success signals. We map barriers and bright spots, then align on outcomes.

2) Design (tailor to fit)
Modular curriculum built for your audience and context—briefings, workshops, simulations, and practice labs. Options for manager guides, job aids, and on-the-job challenges.

3) Deliver (make it stick)
Engaging facilitation with real cases from your world, plus action planning and loop-closing habits so learning becomes behavior.

Customization Options

Duration: 90-minute keynote, half-day, full-day, or multi-session series
Format: In-person, virtual, or hybrid
Audience: Executives, managers, intact teams, cross-functional cohorts
Add-Ons: 1:1 coaching, office hours, implementation check-ins, team charter
Artifacts: Playbooks, templates, prompts, feedback rubrics, meeting guides

Assessments & Insights (Optional)

IDI – Interpersonal Dynamics Inventory (Social Intelligence): Builds self- and other-awareness for better collaboration.

Qual + Quant Diagnostics: Targeted interviews, pulse items, and short-form surveys to establish baselines and track change.
Listening & Loop-Closure Dashboards: Show what was heard, what happened, and what’s next—turning feedback into visible action.

IDI – Interpersonal Dynamics Inventory

Builds self- and other-awareness for better collaboration and decision quality.

Personal + team insights
Practical, shared language
Coaching prompts and actions

Focus Areas You Can Mix & Match

Leadership foundations for new & emerging managers The Listening Leader (psychological safety & influence) Mastering the Art of Feedback (act • acknowledge • invite) Critical & Strategic Thinking (with AI done responsibly) Conflict skills & productive dialogue Resilient leadership under pressure Change leadership & communication Team norms, meetings, and decision quality

Outcomes You Can Expect

Clear shared language and tools for leading day-to-day

Better conversations: feedback, alignment, decisions, and follow-through

Higher trust and psychological safety; visible loop closure

Stronger execution habits (roles, rituals, and review cycles)

Practical, human-centered AI adoption where it truly adds value

Sample Program Paths (Pick One or Combine)

Path A: New Manager Accelerator (8–12 weeks)
Foundations → Feedback & Coaching → Meetings that Work → Conflict Skills → Capstone practice lab.

Path B: Team Reset Offsite (1–2 days)
State of the Team → Listening + Safety → Decision & Meeting Redesign → Commitment map with 30/60/90 follow-ups.

Path C: AI + Leadership Series (3–4 sessions)
GenAI Basics → AI-Augmented Decision-Making → Human-in-the-Loop Change → Governance & ethics roundtable.

Engagement Rhythm (Typical)

Week 0–2: Discovery (stakeholder calls, pulse, scope)
Week 3: Co-design session & sign-off
Weeks 4–10: Delivery (workshops + practice labs)
Weeks 11–14: Coaching & implementation check-ins
Week 15: Outcomes review & next-step plan

FAQs

How customized is “custom”?

We tailor learning objectives, cases, and artifacts to your context. Most programs blend proven modules with your language and priorities.

Virtual or in-person?

Both work. For complex skills (feedback, conflict), we recommend live practice—onsite or virtual with small-group coaching.

How do we measure success?

We align on 3–5 observable behaviors up front, then track adoption and loop closure (what was heard → what happened).

Do we need assessments?

Optional—but powerful. Even light-touch pulses improve targeting and show progress (especially loop-closure metrics).

Pricing & Format

Project-based pricing with transparent scopes. Options for single sessions, bundles, and academies. Nonprofit rates available.

Common formats:

Half-day or full-day intensives
3–6 session series (60–120 min each)
Offsites/retreats with design + facilitation